13 February 2003 Edition

This weekend, tens of thousands of Irish people on the streets of Dublin and Belfast are joining millions in demonstrations throughout the world and demanding that the governments of the United States and Britain stop their drive to war. Free article

Any remaining hopes the Bloody Sunday families may still hold that the soldiers responsible for the killing and wounding of their loved ones would find it in their hearts to be honest about the day were dealt a severe blow on Tuesday when the first of the Parachute Regiment's shooters, identified only as Soldier A, took the stand. Free article

Speaking after a Sinn Féin delegation met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, party chair Mitchel McLaughlin said it had been a frustrating experience. Free article

Sinn Féin on Tuesday welcomed as a positive step the response of the Taoiseach to a question concerning the rights of people living in the Six Counties to representation in the Houses of the Oireachtas. Free article